Does anyone know the year black athletes had one black gloved fist raised in the black power salute.?

Question

I saw the poster of this event in an old movie and it was beautiful.I think the athletes were punished for this action and I would like to research it further.

Answer 1

1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

In the 200 m medal award ceremony, two African-American athletes Tommie Smith (gold) and John Carlos (bronze) raised their black-gloved fists as a symbol of Black Power. As punishment, the International Olympic Committee banned them from the Olympic Games for life.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Summer_Olympics

The Black Power Salute at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico is a noted civil rights protest. Arguably one of the most notorious and overtly political statements in the 110 year history of the modern Olympic Games, Black American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos performed a Black Power salute at the 1968 Olympics.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Olympics_Black_Power_Salute

Answer 2

That was at the 1968 Olympic games. Yes, it was a spectacular and immensely controversial act, and yes, the American athletes who did it were punished by the Olympic Committee. While many of us white folks condemned the act, I thought it took a helluva lot of courage. I took heat for saying so, but I still think it was entirely appropriate and timely thing to do.

Answer 3

1968 olympics. The two black athletes raised a black gloved fist on the medal stand and later had their medals revoked